Cyphanthera Explained

Cyphanthera is a genus of nine species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae and are endemic to Australia.^[1]

Taxonomy

The genus Cyphanthera was first formally described in 1853 by John Miers in Journal of Natural History.^{[2] [3]} The genus name means "bent anther".^[4]

Species list

The following is a list of Cyphanthera species accepted by the Australian Plant Census as at January 2024:^[5]

• Cyphanthera albicans (A.Cunn.) Miers
  • Cyphanthera albicans (A.Cunn.) Miers subsp. albicans
  • Cyphanthera albicans subsp. notabilis Haegi
  • Cyphanthera albicans subsp. tomentosa (Benth.) Haegi
• Cyphanthera anthocercidea (F.Muell.) Haegi
  • Cyphanthera × cuneata Miers
  • Cyphanthera × frondosa Miers
• Cyphanthera microphylla Miers
• Cyphanthera miersiana Haegi
• Cyphanthera myosotidea (F.Muell.) Haegi
  • Cyphanthera myosotidea (F.Muell.) Haegi × Grammosolen dixonii (F.Muell. & Tate) Haegi
• Cyphanthera odgersii (F.Muell.) Haegi
  • Cyphanthera odgersii subsp. occidentalis Haegi
  • Cyphanthera odgersii subsp. occidentalis Haegi
• Cyphanthera racemosa (F.Muell.) Haegi
• Cyphanthera scabrella (Benth.) Miers
• Cyphanthera tasmanica Miers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cyphanthera . 2009-09-01 . PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online . Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia.
2. Web site: Cyphanthera . APNI. 25 January 2024.
3. Miers . John . On the genera of the Tribe Duboisieae. . The Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology . 1853 . 2 . 11 . 376 . 25 January 2024.
4. Book: Sharr . Francis Aubi . George . Alex . Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings . 2019 . Four Gables Press . Kardinya, WA . 9780958034180 . 73 . 3rd.
5. Web site: Cyphanthera . Australian Plant Census . 25 January 2024.